A large explosion was heard near Beit Shemesh amid tensions with Iran. The IDF has not yet commented on the blast. Police said there was nothing unusual. Tomer, a government-owned rocket propulsion company, was responsible for the explosion. The company said the blast had been coordinated and planned with the authorities.
Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan, 20, of Moshav Dekel was killed Thursday night in the Litani region.
The surprising discovery was made during construction work on a neighborhood being promoted by the Israel Land Authority, in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, and is expected to be incorporated into an archaeological park. Excavation directors: “To our astonishment, as the excavation progressed, this space developed into a long tunnel. Parts of it are still collapsed, so the tunnel has not yet had the final word.”
The Prime Minister's Office confirmed the visit, saying the trip led to a historic breakthrough in ties between Israel and the Gulf state. The UAE Foreign Ministry has denied the claim.
A classified reserve unit seized camera recordings from Kibbutz Be'eri's command room days after October 7; some footage was later broadcast without consent, and residents allege that what was returned had been deliberately altered.
The opposition has submitted three bills to dissolve the Knesset, while Netanyahu has made clear to the ultra-Orthodox parties that there is no majority for the draft exemption law. Despite the deadlock and the ultra-Orthodox threat to vote with the opposition next week, the coalition is preparing efforts to delay and water down the move.
The former Israeli Supreme Court president spoke on a panel at Tel Aviv University. On Netanyahu's trial, he said, "There has been a change in his attitude toward the legal system, and that is because of the trial. It was not a mistake to file the indictment." On Jewish terrorism in Judea and Samaria: "The primary responsibility lies with the settler leadership, and with the army and police, which must ensure the rule of law." On The Hague: "I would go to The Hague today as well, not to defend the prime minister, but to defend the State of Israel."
"There is still enriched uranium that needs to be removed from Iran, there are still enrichment sites that need to be dismantled, and there is more work to do," the prime minister said. He said Trump told him, "I want to go in there," and added that he believed "it can be done physically."
Israel Hayom has learned that outgoing Mossad Director David Barnea first presented his warnings about the appointment to Netanyahu and only later sent a letter to the attorney general. At the root of Barnea's warnings: Gofman's conduct in the affair involving the handling of Uri Elmakayes. A person leading the organization must demonstrate an unblemished ability to operate, sources familiar with the matter say.
Close cooperation with the IDF during Operation Roaring Lion is prompting a review of a long-term US presence in Israel. Security officials say there are “no operational restrictions.” US military personnel worked from Israel’s underground central command center and were exposed to the IDF’s capabilities, as well as its weaknesses.
